Hasp construction



June 24, 1930. R. A. LEHNHoFF ET AL HASP CONSTRUCTION iled Feb. 11. 1927 F 0 kf 5 a/ TQQ@ No? 6 EMG ,VH f F Nmmw .w u INES w EDY Patented June 24, 193i) reir FFECE RICHARD A. LEHNHOFF AND GEORG- R. TREPTOW, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNORS TO CAMEL COIVIPANY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION 0F ILLINOIS v HASP CONSTRUCTION Application led February 11, 1927. Serial No. 167,404.

The present invention relates to hasp construction. Y

The present invention, though of broader application, will be described with particular reference to railway house cars and specifically with reference to the hasp means for the sliding doors thereof. The hasp as usually provided upon the sliding door of a. house car performs locking functions in cooperation with a staple or a keeper lug and a bolt o r the like, and in addition serves to hold the sliding door against' sliding shaking movement in service. For this reason, the slotin the hasp usually has its outer extremity disposed outwardly of pivotal region of the hasp only a sufficient distance to receive the staple, with only such clearance as is required when the parts are disposed' relative to one another with the eX- actne'ss with which they come from the car manufacturer. Under conditions of service, however, and particularly when repairs have been made, this eXactness is frequently departed from. It sometimes occurs that the front edge of the door cannot be moved to its home position by reason of the fact that the rear edge angle of said door does not permit the full closure of the door. In other instances the staple or keeper lug for cooperation with the hasp is incorrectly disposedrelative to the door janrb. It frequent- Aly happens, therefore, that in cases where the slot in the hasp is of a proper length to closely receive the staple it is impossible to position the hasp upon the staple, or, in instances where it is possible, the door must be left in partly open position. If it be attempted to solve this difficulty by merely elongating the slot in the hasp, the sliding door in many instances will not be held against sliding shaking movement.

An object of the present invention is to provide an adjustable hasp construction which will permit the use of an elongated slot of greater length'than the corresponding'dimension of the staple and which will securely hold the door against sliding nievement. j Y A further object is to provide an adjustable? hasp construction which is cheap to construct, simple to install and which will effectively hold the sliding door in fixed position notwithstanding relatively great differences in said door relative to the doorway with which it cooperates. i

A further object is to provide an adjustable hasp construction which may be used 1n place of the hasp constructions now in common use and which requires only a minimum of labor in changing from the prior constructions to the improved construction.

Further objects will appear as the description proceeds.

Referring to the drawings- Figure 1 is a fragmentary view showing part of the car side and a sliding door cooperating therewith, said car side' and sliding door havingapplied thereto one embodiment of the present invention;

Figure 2 is a sectional view taken along the plane indicated by the arrows 2-2 of Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a view taken along the same plane as Figure 2 but showing certain of the parts on an enlarged scale;

Figure a is a sectional view taken along the plane indicated by the arrows 4--4 of Figure 1; and

Figure 5 illustrates a slight modification.

The numeral 1 indicates the relatively stationary side of a car, which car side may be provided with a j amb 2. The numeral 3 indicates a sliding door adapted to cooperate with the car side 1 and jarnb 2. The car side 1 has mounted thereon a metal strap fl, which strap has disposed thereon the plate 5. Said plate 5 has the stud 6 projecting from the under side thereof, which stud 6 is adapted to register witha hole 7 in the strap Bolts 8--8 secure thev plate 5 and the adjacent portion of the strap t to the side of the car. The sliding door 3 is provided with the strap 9, Whichstrap has disposed thereon the hasp fastener 10, which hasp fastener' is provided with the goose neck portion 11. The end portion of said i goose neck portion proj eets through an aperture 12 in the strap 9, the extremity of the goose neck 11 having a shoulder 13 adapted to underlie the strap 9, whereby to render it impossible for a car thief to prj7 out the goose neck 11 and thereby gain access to the car. Bolts 11-11 are provided for holding the hasp fastener 10 and the adjacent portion of the strap 9 securely upon the sliding door 3. f

The numeral 15 indicates a hasp having a loop portion adapted to be supported by the goose neckr11 of the hasp fastener 10.

Y Said hasp '15 is provided with the elongated slot 16 adapted to receive the staple or keeper lug 17, which staple or keeper lug projects outwardly from the plate 5. The slot 16 is of greater length than the corresponding dimension of the staple or keeper lug 17 tor permitting adjustment of the hasp relative to said staple or keeper lug. The numeral 18 indicates a bolt having theslot 19 for receiv ing the headed pin 20, which projects outwardly from the locking plate 5. Said pin 2O permits a limited reciprocating movement of the bolt 18. Said bolt 18 is provided with the shank 21 adapted to overlie the hasp 15 and to reside within the aperture in the staple or keeper lug 17. Adjacent to the lower extremity of the shank 21 of the bolt 18 is the sealing lug 22 projecting outwardly from the locking plate 5. Said sealing lug 22 and the extremity 21 of the bolt 18 are provided with registering apertures for the reception of the usual sealing ribbon.

The outer face of the hasp 15 in proximity to the slot 16 is serrated to provide teeth, indicated by the numerals 23-23. The under Aface of the shank 21 Yof the bolt 18 is also serrated to provide teeth 24-21, said teeth 21-21 being adapted to mesh with the vteeth 2823. As shown in Figure 3, the aperture in the kstaple 17 and the dimensions of the shank 21 are so chosen that with the shank 21 disposed within the aperture Vin said staple 17 and with the teeth 21-21 meshing with the teeth 23-23, the hasp 15 will be securely held against both swinging movement andV endwise movement.

According to the modification illustrated in Figure 5, vthe rear face of the staple 17 is provided with teeth 2525 adapted to mesh with corresponding teeth 26-26 in the front face of the locking plate 5. IVith the shank 21 in position in the staple'17 and with the teeth 25-25 meshing with the teeth 26-26, the slot 16 is securely held against both swinging and endwise movement relative to the locking plate 5.

From an inspection of Figures 1 and 2 it will be noted that the hasp 15 has its outer extremity in the form of a lip, indicated by the numeral 27. Said lip, when the hasp is in operative position, overlies the head of the adjacent bolt 8, thereby rendering it practically impossible for a car thief to chip voff the head of said bolt 8. This construction adds one more obstacle in the lway otra car'thief in addition; to the other obstacles which have been evolved by the designers of protective devices for railway cars.

It will be obvious that by reason of the present invention the sliding door 3 may be held in iXed position relative to the door jamb 2, regardless of relatively wide variations from correct dimensions.

Many modiiicat-ions of the present invention will occur to those skilled in the art. It isintended to cover all such modificationsthat :tall within the scopeof the apn ing a staple receiving slot of greater length than the corresponding dimension of said staple and having abutment means for preventing endwise movement of said hasp relative to said staple when said locking boltV is in operative position.

2. In combination, a relatively stationary member, a sliding door member, one of said members being provided with a plate, said plate having `a staple secured-thereto, and holding means for securing said plate upon said last mentioned member, the other of v said members being provided ,with [a hasp, a bolt cooperating with said hasp and said staple, said hasp having an end portion overlying said holding Ameans when -said hasp is in operative position, said hasp being provided with a slot for receiving said staple, said slot having a .greater length than the, corresponding dimension of said staple, said hasp and said bolt Vhaving cooperating toothed portions for preventing endwise movement of vsaid hasp when said hasp and bolt are in operative position.

3. In combination, a staple, a member Y fixed relative thereto, a hasp member and a bolt member, said bolt member being capable of a movement of translation across the face of said hasp member through said staple, said hasp member being provided with a toothed portion and with av staple receiving slot of greater length than the corresponding dimension -of said lstaple and one voit said other members being provided with a toothed portion interfitting with the toothed portion of said hasp for preventing relative movement between said hasp member and said staple in either direct-ion longitudinally of the slot in said hasp when said bolt member is in operative position relative to said staple and hasp.

4:. In combination, a staple, a hasp, and a bolt, said bolt being capable of a movement of translation across the face of said hasp through said staple, said hasp being provided With a staple receiving slot of greater length than the corresponding dimension of said staple, said bolt and said hasp being provided with intertting toothed portions for preventing relative movement between said hasp and said staple in either direction longitudinally of said slot When said bolt is in operative position relative to said staple and hasp.

5. In combination, a staple supporting member, a staple carried thereby, a hasp, and a bolt member, said bolt member being capable of a movement of translation across the face of said hasp and through said staple, said hasp being provided With a staple receiving slot of greater length than the corresponding dimension of said staple and being provided With a toothed portion, one of said other members being provided with a toothed portion intertting With the toothed portion of said hasp for preventing relative movement between said hasp and said staple longitudinally of said slot.

6. In combination, a staple, a hasp and a bolt, said bolt being capable of a movement oi translation across the face of said hasp through said staple, said hasp being provided With a staple receiving slot of greater length than the corresponding dimension of said staple, said bolt and said hasp being provided With interlitting toothed portions, the toothed portions of said hasp having teeth on one side of said slot in line with the teeth on the other side of said slot.

7. In combination, a staple, a member fixed relative thereto, a hasp member and a bolt member, said bolt member being capable of a movement of translation across the face of said hasp member through said staple, said hasp member being provided with a toothed portion and with a staple receiving slot of greater length than the corresponding dimension of said staple and one of said other members being provided with a toothed portion interfltting With the toothed portion of said hasp, the toothed portion of said hasp having teeth on one side of said slot in line With teeth on the other side of said slot.

8. In combination, a staple supporting member, a hasp and a bolt member, said bolt member being capable of reciprocatory movement across the face of said hasp, said hasp being provided With a staple receiving slot of greater length than the corresponding dimension of said staple and being provided with a toothed portion, one of said other members being provided with a toothed portion intertting With the toothed portion of said hasp, said toothed portion of said hasp having teeth on one side of said slot in line With teeth on the other side of said slot.

9. In combination, a relatively stationary member, a sliding door member, one of said members being provided With a staple member secured thereto, the other of said members being provided With a hasp, a bolt cooperating With said hasp and said staple member, said bolt being capable of a movement of translation across the face of said hasp, said hasp having a staple receiving slot of greater length than the corresponding dimension of said staple member and having abutment means cooperating with said staple member and said bolt for preventing endWise movement of said hasp relative to said staple member when said bolt is in operative position.

Signed at Chicago, Illinois, this 20th day of January, 1927.

RICHARD A. LEHNHOFF. GEORGE R. TREPTOW. 

